Colouring-in books: should grown-ups be allowed to play?

Colouring-in enjoys a 'remarkable renaissance' thanks to its new fan-base of stressed-out adults

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Half of the UK's top ten best-selling books on Amazon are currently colouring-in books for adults, highlighting a new craze that has got grown-ups reaching for their felt-tips.

Leading the way is a book called Secret Garden, illustrated by Aberdeenshire artist Johanna Basford, which has sold more than 1.4m copies and is sitting at the top of Amazon's bestseller list in the UK and the US.

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